. >>> the suspect in last year's shooting massacre at a movie theater in aurora, colorado has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. on tuesday the judge accepted that plea from james holmes. an insanity plea is widely seen as homes' best chance of avoiding execution. he'll undergo a mental evaluation at a state hospital. the judge hopes to start the trial in february. >>> time now for sports and for all the latest headlines we're joined by betty nguyen. good morning. >> let's get right to it. the defending nhl champ did a crucial playoff win at home. the king of the los angeles kings scored into an empty net to steal a 3-1 victory over chicago. the blackhawks leads the series. gordon gee is retiring as president of ohio state university after the controversy over comments he made last year. while speaking to the university's athletic council in december about expanding the big ten conference. he joked about other schools including notre dame. he said you just can't trust thosele damn catholics. oh, my. he went on to say the goal was to quote make certain that we have institutions

killing 12 people and injuring 70 more during a movie theater shooting rampage last summer in aurora, colorado. >> massachusetts state prosecutors have now indicted taes. >>> well, the senate approved historic immigration legislation today that could create a pathway to citizenship for millions of imgrants living illegally here in the united states. but it might stall in the house of representatives. >> the overwhelming vote sets that path way to citizenship. the legislation calls for 30 billion dlarsz to be spent on improving security. president obama hopes to have a final immigration reform bill on his desk by august. a california congresswoman working to change children in the fields. >> it's a proposal that failed in the past. our recent investigation could change all of this. >> that's exactly right. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the risk for teen workers under the age of 18 dying while working in ag ra culture is nearly 4 1/2 times higher. >> the congresswoman says she will not rst until new laws are passed to change that. >> we're having some technical difficulties. durpt

accepted from the man of the theater shooting of insanity. 12 people died inside the shooting in aurora colorado and 70 injured. >>> apples - owns by south korean rival samsung. apple can still appeal the decision in federal court. >>> amazon reached a major deal of the -- giving amazon rights to stream the nickledeonshows. the deal estimated to be worth hundreds of millions dollars. however, the over all market was done today. the dow lost 76 points. the nasdaq sheds plenty. bay area scientists revealed the new way to predict tsunami. john fowler reports, the secret is the sound from the sea. >> reporter: this is ynne -- where people is supposed to listen up. >> i would not know what to do, i am not going to lie, i would be prepare without my emergency kit at home >> beach areas all have signs. >> trying to get out of your car and hop out of here as fast as possibly. >> depending on where the quake hits siren can only give 3 or 4 minutes warning. today reporting they discovered an unknown natural warning signal, under water sound. >> the tsunami wave also excites sound waves. our stimulation is

. >>> the suspect in last year's shooting massacre at the movie theater in aurora, colorado, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity officially, and the judge today accepted the plea from james holmes, who is charged with killing 12 people, injuring dozens of others. he'll now undergo a mental evaluation at a state hospital. >>> new jersey governor chris christie said today he's calling for a special election to be held in october to fill the senate seat of the late senator frank lautenberg who died yesterday at the age of 89. a primary will be held in august. some conservatives were unhappy with this announcement today. first of all, they don't like the cost, but they were also hoping for a november general election when christie himself will be on the ballot in the governor's race. the thinking there is that christie on the ballot would give the gop senate nominee a better shot against the widely expected democratic nominee, the mayor of newark, cory booker. >>> there is health news tonight on the topic of slowing down the signs of aging, something americans spend billions of doll

still in prison, but david boltjes has completed his sentence and is living outside denver in aurora, colorado. >> i told everybody, this time when i got out on parole, i'm not going back, i'm done. >> boltjes has seen a number of changes to his life since leaving limon. he says he's found love with his new girlfriend, beth hendrickson, and the most surprising change is how his appearances on "lockup" have made him a sensation. >> look on the internet, type up "tattooed eyes," find out who pops up. i do. since i've gotten out of prison, i see somebody every single day, at least two or three times a day that have asked me about my eyes. >> yeah, look at his eyes. >> red eyes, man. >> that's cool. >> they're tattooed. >> they're what? >> they're tattooed. >> eyeballs? oh, cool. >> yeah, see? >> wicked! >> i've gotten stopped on the street. people are like, oh, you're that guy! i've had a couple people ask for autographs. i ain't no celebrity, you know what i mean? yeah, i've been on tv, yeah, i'm on the internet, but i'm just me. they look at my eyes, they're like -- >> they're scared of you. we

he opened fire inside an aurora, colorado movie theater last summer. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. mental health evaluators must review over 40,000 pages in documents in the case before they do their review. >> if jurors find holmes not guilty by reason of insanity, he would be committed indefinitely to the state mental hospital. >>> 22-year-old brandon mcelwain is one of two men accused of forcing their way into eye home -- a home. mcelwain punched her, knocking her down a flight of steps. police tracked him down near the scene. >>> hundreds of truck drivers made an unexpected stop at fedex field. normally, the home of the washington redskins. how alex demetrick reports, today, it was 2013 that was being played out. >> trucks of all shapes and sizes were directed to the parking lot. waiting for them were state inspectors, looking for mechanical defects. >> make sure they're qualified. their licenses are good. they're not wanted on warrants. then we'll go to the vehicle and do a comp hencive -- comprehensive, nuts and bolts, front to back.

james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 at a batman movie last july in aurora, coloradoces more than 160 counts of murder and attempted murder. prosecutors are seeking the th pntle. alicia acuna outside the courthouse in sen teenial, colorado. alyssia, under the colorado law holmes doesn't have to prove he is insane. >> that's right. in this state the prosecution has to show he was sane beyond a reasonable doubt. today the judge committed holmes to the colorado mental health institute. he will be evaluated and given to what amounts truth serum. slows the path to trial. joshua noland who was shot in the theater says he is not surprised at all. >> i believe that's just his next move to personally, you know, hurt me now on a mental fact not on a physical factor. >> and today the defense dumped more than 80 motions on the court. a sample of the request include sequestering the jury and limiting the number of graphic images shown to the jury of victims' injuries. >> alyssia jurors do find -- if he at the do by ason of insanity, he could be committed indefinitely to state ment

this guy, the holmes guy in aurora colorado, who bought hundreds of rounds. >> john: a thousand roundsout any questions asked you know, there has to be some kind of limit on that. i can't give you the exact wording but that's what i would do. i would fashion it in such a way that, you know, there is no limit on the vast majority of guns except for these guns that can kill, you know, dozens or hundreds of people in a couple of minutes and the the ammunition. >> john: 90% of americans supported background checks for guns purchased at gun shows and those americans saw just how much the will of the people matter to the senate. is this now an issue totally on the back burner? is there a chance of seeing a revisitation of the debate on background checks? >> yes, i think there is a chance. joe mansion and pat toomey were pushing this background check bill most aggressively, they're still trying to round up 60 votes from their colleagues. they came close and they seem to have found a couple of people they have won over to their side. in terms of the headline, the issue is now on the back pages

>> well, if the aurora colorado shooting didn't wake people up and the shooting that happened in california, that didn't wake people up, i don't think congress and the government -- i don't think you can wake them up. maybe something needs to happen to their family. maybe if they had mental illness in their family, and their son or daughter was arrested, maybe then someone would wake up and see that things need to change. >> but we're here -- >> the biggest thing -- i think what i was saying, the chicago situation this weekend over 40 people shot in chicago, over 20 different incidents. that is one issue involving gun violence. that is an issue involving mainly gang on gang related violence. and the fact that chicago has quite tough gun control is utterly meaningless, they all get in their cars and go outside of the state to neighboring states which don't have strong gun control. until you have a federal gun control that stops that happening, this will keep happening in places like chicago, until they can enforce it properly. in terms of what happened to your son. what is so relevant, we sa

the suspect accused of last year's mass shooting at an aurora, colorado movie theater has entered a plea of not guilty reason of insanity. james home faces multiple charges of first-degree murder. connecticut has become the first day to approve the mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. the measure can only take effect however when at least four other states also pass similar bills. in a statement, the center for food safety said the measure should motivate similar efforts across the country, saying -- a new report shows a wide racial disparity in arrests for possession of marijuana. according to the aclu, african- americans are nearly four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites. the gap comes despite the fact pot usage amongst whites and blacks is nearly equal. overall, marijuana possession now accounts for nearly half of all drug arrests. the aclu concludes -- "state and local governments have aggressively enforced marijuana laws selectively against black people and communities, needlessly ensnaring hundreds of thousands of people in the criminal

in 2009, as it was dawn in colorado, an e-mail went from aurora, colorado, from an apartment complexo a selector that was in pakistan. this belonged to rasheed rouff, al qaeda's master planner, bomb-maker. the e-mail said, "i'm having trouble with the recipe. i need to know how much yeast and how much flour to use." this was code for a bombmaking recipe that wasn't working for a guy named najibul azazzi. by the time they got surveillance, in two days he was driving to york to leave 16 backpacks on the subway. that's the way the program works in theory. that example is how it works in real life. >> all right. john miller. appreciate the reporting. thanks. i want to continue the discussion with glen greenwald of "the guardian" who broke the story and former george w. bush spokesman ari fleischer. if the prison program prevented at least one terror attack, does that sway you at all? is that an argument nature kind of sursflals. >> no. the premise makes no sense. this is the argument we had during the bush years when they got caught eavesdropping the conversations of americans without fi

aurora, colorado, that horrific shooting that happened. sandy hook happened.al months later he's saying he's not going to promote it. >> i think there's a change. there are certain moments that are -- >> a change of how he snngs. >> change of heart. an evolution. i take him at his word. i think he's sincere. i think he should be applauded. actors endorse everything from sneak force condoms. that's what actors do. and the fact that he's standing for something -- he could be sued, as i'm sure paul the comment. maybe other producers won't work with him. it's a win/win. let's be honest. we are talking about the movie. google the controversy, hundreds of thousands of hits on google. people are talking with got kick ass 2" more than ever -- >> people like me who never heard of "kick ass 1," never heard of "kick ass 2." >> at least he didn't name his child northwes west? >> we did that. jim carrey at one point was pulling in $30 million a movie. the guy is an incredibly accomplished actor no matter how you cut the cookie. he is making less now we would assume. unless

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james holmes in aurora, colorado, adam lanza in newtown, jared loughner in tucson, arizona. all of these people it appears very clearly had mental issues. what should the gun control debate be right now, stephanie, keeping guns away from the mentally ill or limiting the sale of semiautomatics? >> well, you know, i think both, erin. i remember the last, you know, in newtown, we all said i think we all need to get away from our entrenched positions. it is mental health and guns, clearly. but you know, i think we need to point out that the vast majority of mentally ill people, erin, do not hurt anybody, you know. in fact, in newtown, the debate was the vast majority of people with asbergers like adam lanza had are much more likely to hurt themselves than anyone else. so i think we have to be careful about demonizing just the mentally ill. i think it is a deadly combination of mentally ill people getting access to -- you know, this guy had zillions of rounds, an ar-15 type weapon again. so, i think we have to look at every part of it. >> he did have 1,300 rounds of ammunition. >

in 2009, as it was dawn in colorado, an e-mail went from aurora, colorado from an apartment complex to selector that was in pakistan. this belonged to an al qaeda master planner, bomb maker, and the e-mail basically said i'm having trouble with the recipe, i need to know how much yeast and how much flour to use. this was code for a bomb-making recipe that wasn't working for a guy. the nsa passed that information to the fbi, the fbi got warrants for his phone, surveillance on his house. fisa warrants for his e-mail accounts and by the time they set up that surveillance, within two days he was driving to new york with the explosives in the car to leave 16 backpacks on the subway. that's how the program works in theory. that example i just gave you is how it works in real life. >> john miller, appreciate the reporting. thanks. >>> i want to continue the discussion with glenn greenwald of the guardian who broke this story and former with george w. bush white house spokesman ari fleisher who supports president obama on this. if john miller's reporting is correct and the prism program preven

familiar characteristics that we've come to expect after the mass murderers in tucson, arizona, aurora, coloradoicut. friends said this one was an emotionally unstable 23-year-old. one neighbor described him as an angry man whose rage could make his voice boom through the walls of his home. a family friend said he had a fascination with guns. "we were all worried about it." and thanks to the national rifle association, that's all you can do in this country when you have an angry, emotionally unstable neighbor who is fascinated with guns. all you can do is worry about it because the nra has made sure that your angry unstable neighbor will have no trouble getting his hands on the most murderous weapons that exist and unlimited amounts of ammunition. and the nra has made sure that the day your angry, unstable, heavily armed neighbor is overwhelmed by homicidal urges the question is not will he kill anyone. the question is how many people will he kill? friday it was four. four people killed in ten minutes by america's latest mass murderer before he was killed by the police. bringing friday's death t

he was arrested moments after a massacre at a theater in aurora, colorado.the case. >>> los angeles police officials determining the firing of officer christopher dorner was appropriate and his claims of racism and corruption in the department, unfounded. according to an associated press report. dorner died in a shoot-out with police in february after allegedly killing four people, including two officers. >>> incredible, terrifying images of what could be the biggest shark ever caught. this was reeled in by sports fish fishermen 15 feet off the coast of california. like eight feet in girth, weighs more than 1,300 pounds what has that thing been eating. one described it as a gigantic swimming nightmare. it took hours and a quarter mile of line to bring it on board. so world record or not, the shark will likely be no dated to research. i'm sure the shark would have wanted it that way. >> terrifying. >>> the height of the summer travel season, and some of you might have booked what you hope will be your dream cruise, but will it be? cruiselines plagued with hea

they trac trace trace gallaghered his emails to aurora, colorado.e you're right and i think that we need to learn more about it and if it's working great, you about it did not work in boston and i know you can't criticize an entire program for one incident. it seems like it would have been tailor-made to get these guys if that's the way we are doing this. >> one last point, martha, what is the risk of not doing it? what is the risk of not doing it? martha: privacy i think a lot of people would say. we'll see, we'll see. peter thank you very much. beater brooks. bill: one of the things that the mayor, rudy guiliani told us last year sometimes you collect too much information and you don't know what to do with it or sift through it properly. that could create an issue. martha: that would come in many ways from not profiling, saying who should we look at based on the information that we have. obviously a lot of people have a big problem with that. bill: "happening now" rolls your way in a couple you have minutes. jon is cooking some stuff you have. jon

the ip address resolves to aurora, colorado, it takes them to the plot to blow up the new york subwaysall prevented. that's how a program like this is supposed to work. >> extraordinary yesterday to see the head of the dni, put on out a reprehensible. and "the new york times" talking about concerns about privacy. the administration has lost all credibility on the issue. mr. obama, proving the truism that the executive branch will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it. what about those concerns? >> i think there is law upon law and rule upon rule to protect americans from this kin of surveillance. and i think that's the point that the dni is trying to make. second point. every time we reveal how this program works. the terrorists and spies change their addresses when that happens. >>> the relationship between the united states and china will be tested in california. president obama meeting his chinese counterpart later today. the summit expected to focus on economic issues, north korea, and cyber security. chip reid in san jose, california. good morning. >> reporter: good m

holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in last july's massacre at a movie theater in aurora, colorado people were killed, more than 70 wounded. holmes again in the courtroom today, and our producers report that his hair was darker compared to that reddish beard that we've seen. he was shackled and in red scrubs as usual. and he will continue to undergo more medical tests and evaluations between now and the start of his trial next february. back to you. jon: so eight months to wait. >> reporter: that's right. jon: rick folbaum, thanks. jenna: well, a deadly attack in afghanistan that some say could endanger u.s. peace talks with the taliban. of course, some are questioning whether we should be having those talks at all. we'll be talking about that with folks who have been spending time in afghanistan. >>> plus, prosecutors in the george zimmerman murder trial want to use his own words against him. our legal panel takes up this issue, next. >> several of these calls specifically are relevant because just like the defendant in the call that's already been admitted and played through the

truth, even if james holmes was declared certifiable insane the day before he opened fire on an aurora, coloradoying thousands of round of ammunition online. >> that's disturbing. if i can go and fully equip myself that easily, it's ridiculous. you know? >> reporter: quinton caldwell had to duck for cover and crawl out of that theater as bullets flew. it would be days, even weeks later, he saw just how easy it was for the joker to amass his arsen arsenal. all shipped anonymously through online purchases. james holmes bought tear gas canisters, multi-round magazine holders, and on june 28th, 4,300 rounds of ammunition from a company called bulkammo.com. >> by this piece here, buy this piece here with anonymity with s. the part that kills me, nobody says, why are you buying this at once. >> reporter: in most states you can buy as much as you want, in 1987, congress passed and president reagan signed the firearm owners protection act which restricted sales of fully automatic weapons but also pretty much deregulated any restrictions on buying ammo. it made it legal to buy ammo through the mail and a

started to think, you think of the multiple mass shootings that happened last year alone, you had aurora, coloradoconsin. you had that mall shooting in oregon and newtown, and i know that these were first graders. but why should you and other newtown families get this special treatment? >> well, we're not asking for special treatment for ourselves. we would very much like to see all crime scene photos protected. there is no reason for any family to have to go through this. it is not just about newtown. what makes this slightly different from other crimes or very different from other crimes is it was 26 people killed within four minutes. 20 first graders, six adults. this is an atrocity within the united states. it is on a more massive scale than what we normally see. because it is such a unique tragedy, it has received more publicity than anyone could have ever imagined on an international level. and therefore there is international interest in these photos. so it is not a question of your normal -- there is no such thing as a normal shooting, but a normal or typical crime, there aren't a lot of c

dipped our wheels in the atlantic one year ago. 43 days and 2,750 miles later, we arrive inside aurora, colorado, where we bought tickets to the midnight premier of the summer blockbuster we'd been talking about, the dark knight rises. i still remember that night vividly. i was hit in the head and torso by shotgun blasts before i'd fully realized what was happening. i fell forward into the aisle and listened to the steady report of an assault rifle as warm blood rushed true my neck -- through my neck -- out of my neck and through my fingers. i remember hearing ethan, who was not wounded, yelling at a 911 dispatcher through our cell phone. our host for the night who sat between us and whose ticket we bought out of gratitude for her hospitality had been shot in the head. a winding, unpredictable cross-country journey had led us to one of the worst shootings in america's history. i was 22 years old. i had just graduated from syracuse university. i had a fulbright grant to teach english in russia. if nothing else, i had a cross-country trip to finish. but it wasn't my choice to live that night any m

. >>> in aurora, colorado, some sex assault victims are being victimized. may have been destroyed in error. some cases from 2009 can no longer be prosecuted. that includes one case involving an unidentified suspect who was an dna match for two other unsolved cases in denver. >>> the army with two wars over now fighting some budget battles, it plans to cut a dozen combat brigades, reorganize the rest and reduce the troops about i 14%. the pentagon is trying to save $500 billion over a ten-year span. >>> a south florida paramedic says he wanted to go big when he proposed to his girlfriend. why a flash mob at an eikea megastore. it turns out carlos met rebecca at the store. a flash mob danced and carlos surprised rebecca by coming down the escalator and popping the question. he is overdressed for an ikea. the good news is, he said yes. >> did you hear that, the greatest thing that ever happened to me? i can't spend my life without you. >> i have a great idea. ikea, you should give them a bedroom set. >> that's nice. >> it's great. it's not my money. spending o

we dipped our wheels in to the atlantic one year ago and 750 miles later we arrived in aurora colorado where we bought tickets to the midnight for mayor of the summer blockbuster we had talked about i still remember that night of the. i was hit in the head and torso by a shotgun blast before fully realize what was happening. i've listened to the report of the assault rifle as warm blood rushed out of my neck. i remember hearing ethan yelling at the 911 dispatcher. he was not wanted. our host and his ticket we bought was shot in the head. a winding and unpredictable cross country journey led us to one of the biggest mass murders in the country. i was ready to die just graduated with a fulbright grant to teach english and russian and if nothing else a cross-country trip to finish if nothing else. but not my choice to live that night no more than it was anyone's choice to die. but it nearly missed my brain and arteries and heart. the magazine jammed giving me time to escape out the back emergency exit to get to an operating room less than 30 minutes later. ethan escaped and our host survi

we dipped our wheels in the atlantic a year ago, 43 days, we arrived in aurora, colorado, buying ticketsor the midnight premier of the summer block buster we talked about all summer long "the dark knight rises," and i still remember the night vividly. i was hit in the head and torso by a shotgun blast before i realized what was happening. i fell forward into the aisle and listened to the steady rough pore of the assault riffle as blood rushed out of my neck and to my fingers. i heard ethan yelling at a 911 dispatcher who was not wounded on the the cell phone. our host who sat between us and whose ticket we bought had been shot in the head. a winding, unpredictable cross country johnny led us to the worst mass shooting in america's history. i thought i was going to die, but i didn't feel ready at all. i was 22 years old, just graduated from syracuse university, a full grant to teach english from russia. if nothing else, i had a trip to finish. it was not my choice to live that night anymore than it was anyone's choice to die. for reasons i still struggle to understand, the pell lets nearl

colorado theater shooting. holmes will now be given a court ordered psychiatric evaluation. that could last for months. holmes is charged with 166 counts of murder and attempted murder for the shooting at an aurora moving theater last summer. >>> oscar pistorius showing up at the court ahead of his murder trial. the double amputee olympian accused of murdering his girlfriend back on valentine's day. pistorius denied the murder charge saying this was a case of mistaken identity. more from pretoria south africa. >> reporter: oscar pistorius looks composed as he arrives here at the court in pretoria this morning. he barely spoke a word during the 20-minute hearing, which was a big step towards his murder trial which may come early next year. he's accused of the premedicated murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on the morning of valentine's day. he says that he shot through the bathroom door where reeva steenkamp was sitting because he thought an intruder broke into his home. he was told inside court he must return here on august 19th or face having a warrant for his arrest issued. that is the same day that would have been reeva's 30th birthday. nbc news, pretoria. >>> it was an early wakeup cal

in colorado, a judge accepted james holmes plea of not guilty by reason of authority. he opened fire in a aurorajuly, killing 12 people and injuring 20 others. >>> to fill the seat left say can't by senator frank lautenberg, the primary will be health august 13th and special election on open 16th. senator lautenberg died yesterday at the age of 89. >>> seven people are injured following an explosion at nyack college. that is 25 five miles north of new york city. one student and six staff members have been taken to the hospital. but none of those injuries are reported to be life-threatening at this time. authorities say that a gas leak may be the cause of the blast that blew out windows as you can see. some of that destruction right there. >>> fortunately that college was empty. grad ways was held last month. those are the headlines. i'm heather nauert. back to ashley. ashley: timing is everything. heather, thank you very much. appreciate that. >>> as we reported earlier conservatives who were targeted by the irs are testifying on capitol hill today. our next guest says the allegations should not